The Canisius College men's basketball team travels to the foot of Washington Street in downtown Buffalo to take on cross-town rival Buffalo Wednesday night in First Niagara Center. This will mark Canisius' 45th game in the downtown arena since 1996, where the Griffs are 26-18 all-time.

GRIFF-INFO• Canisius returns to non-league action tonight when the Golden Griffins take on cross-town rival Buffalo in First Niagara Center.• The Griffs are coming off a 93-78 win over Siena on Dec. 9. In that game, eight of the nine Griffs that played scored at least one basket. Senior guard Billy Baron scored a game-high 21 points to lead the way for the Blue and Gold.• Baron recorded his fourth career double-double in the win over Siena with his 21 points and career-high 13 assists. In the team’s last two games, Baron’s assist-to-turnover ratio is 6.67.• This game tonight will mark the first time Canisius has played a regular-season road game in First Niagara Center. Canisius is 26-18 all-time in the downtown venue since 1996.

FAST BREAK POINTS • The Griffs come into tonight’s game with a 5-3 overall record and a 2-0 mark in MAAC play. Canisius is 2-0 in MAAC play for the second-straight season and for just the fifth time since 1989-90.• This year’s Canisius team is the first squad since the 1996-97 edition to win two-straight MAAC games by 15-points or more.• As a team, Canisius has improved its assist-to-turover ratio in the last two games. Coming into tonight’s game against Buffalo, the Griffs have 40 assists against 15 turnovers in their last two games, highlighted by a season-high 24 assists in the win over Siena Sunday.

ABOUT THE BULLS• Buffalo comes into tonight’s game riding a four-game winning streak after the Bulls defeated St. Bonaventure at home Dec. 7, by a score of 78-73. Buffalo is 4-2 on the year and has not lost since Nov. 13, at Niagara.• The Bulls are led by senior Javon McCrea. McCrea is averaging 16.8 points and 9.3 rebounds pe game while shooting 57.9 percent from the field.• Senior transfer Joshua Freelove is chiiping in 12.2 points and 1.3 assists per game for Buffalo, which is averaging 73.8 points per game this year.• Senior guard Jarod Oldham ranks third on the team with his 9.7 points per game and he’s been good for 5.2 assists per game this season.• As a team, Buffalo is pulling down 37.8 rebounds per game, which ranks third in the MAC.

CANISIUS - BUFFALO SERIES• This will be the 46th all-time meeting between Canisius and Buffalo, with the Golden Griffins holding a 30-15 lead in the series.• Last season, Canisius earned just its fourth win over Buffalo since the 2002-03 campaign with a 71-64 victory in a soldout Koessler Athletic Center.• Buffalo is 6-5 in “home” game in this series. The Griffs are 3-5 on the road in the series since 2000.• Tonight marks the second all-time meeting between Canisius and Buffalo in First Niagara Center. The other game in the downtown arena was Dec. 12, 1998, where the Griffs defeated the Bulls 66-56.

CANISIUS IN FIRST NIAGARA CENTER• Tonight’s game against Buffalo marks the 45th time Canisius has played on the hardwood in First Niagara Center. This will serve as the first time Canisius has been a road team for a regular-season game in the Center, since it opened in Sept. 1996.• The Griffs are 26-18 all-time in the building, but have not won a game downtown since defeating St. Bonaventure 68-66 on Nov. 29, 2008. Since the 2001-02 season, Canisius has played a total of nine games in the Center.• The first Canisius game in the First Niagara Center (then known as the Marine Midland Arena) came Nov. 30, 1996 - a 65-53 loss to St. Bonaventure. Canisius’ first win in the building was over Akron, a 69-58 victory on Dec. 15, 1996.